Treatment Before Diagnosis is Dangerous - Protect Patients from Fragmented Care
Oppose S1717/A983 – Protect the Role of Diagnosis in Physical Therapy 

In 2006, the Physical Therapy Practice Act was amended to permit physical therapists to directly treat patients without a referral with the limitation that the treatment may only last ten treatments or thirty days. This negotiation recognized the importance of the field in helping patients recover after injury.  S1717/A983 would remove guardrails on direct-access physical therapy, allowing indefinite treatment without physician diagnosis.

Delays in proper diagnosis can cause long-term harm, and PT without physician coordination can fragment care.

Take Action: Ask lawmakers to vote NO on S1717 / A983.

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